Analysis of synonymous codon usage in Zea mays

• Published in: Molecular biology reports Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 677 - 684
• Main Authors: Liu, Hanmei, He, Rui, Zhang, Huaiyu, Huang, Yubi, Tian, Mengliang, Zhang, Junjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.02.2010; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agronomy; analysis; Animal Anatomy; Animal Biochemistry; Base Composition; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Codon; Codon - genetics; codons; complementary DNA; Computational Biology; Corn; correlation; DNA, Plant; DNA, Plant - analysis; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - genetics; Genes, Plant; Genes, Plant - genetics; Genetic Code; Genetic Code - physiology; Genetics; Genome, Plant; Histology; hydrophobicity; Life Sciences; messenger RNA; Morphology; natural selection; Open Reading Frames; Open Reading Frames - genetics; Open Reading Frames - physiology; physiology; prediction; Protein Biosynthesis; Protein Biosynthesis - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Statistical analysis; translation (genetics); Zea mays; Zea mays - genetics; Maize; Codon usage bias; Correspondence analysis; Optimal codons

It is important and meaningful to understand the codon usage pattern and the factors that shape codon usage of maize. In this study, trends in synonymous codon usage in maize have been firstly examined through the multivariate statistical analysis on 7402 cDNA sequences. The results showed that the...